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Book: This is My Brain in Love

Author: I. W. Gregorio

Book Series: Standalone

Rating: 5/5

Diversity: Chinese and Nigerian culture/characters!

Publication Date: April 14, 2020

Genre: YA Contemporary

Recommended Age: 14+ (mental health discussed, love)

Publisher: Little Brown Books for Young Readers

Pages: 384

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Synopsis: Jocelyn Wu has just three wishes for her junior year: To make it through without dying of boredom, to direct a short film with her BFF Priya Venkatram, and to get at least two months into the year without being compared to or confused with Peggy Chang, the only other Chinese girl in her grade.

Will Domenici has two goals: to find a paying summer internship, and to prove he has what it takes to become an editor on his school paper.

Then Jocelyn's father tells her their family restaurant may be going under, and all wishes are off. Because her dad has the marketing skills of a dumpling, it's up to Jocelyn and her unlikely new employee, Will, to bring A-Plus Chinese Garden into the 21st century (or, at least, to Facebook).What starts off as a rocky partnership soon grows into something more. But family prejudices and the uncertain future of A-Plus threaten to keep Will and Jocelyn apart. It will take everything they have and more, to save the family restaurant and their budding romance.

Review: I thought this book was very well done. The book doesn’t shy away from the tough issues faced in this book and the characters are very well developed. The plot was intriguing and I loved how the book did with the dual POV. It was such a cute story!

My only issue was that the story moves fairly slowly in places.

Verdict: A well done contemporary!